Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-21
HIS BOOM HAS WAVED.
FoRAN,s PRcSPEcTs NOT so ROSY
AS THEY WERE.

His Friends Take Up Position on the
Balance of Power"-Campbell Eiuci-
dates His Relations to the President
Bringing the Administration into the
Fight-Breaking Rings at Baltimore.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21-The Foran
boom has spent its force and the struggle for
the gubernatorial nomination is again con-
fined to Powell and Campbell. Hard work in
behalf of the Cleveland Congressman was
done by his friends throughout Wednesday,
but their efforts among the country delegates
were not of much avail, and were embar-
raised by the usual sectional difficulties Incl
dent to the placing of the balance of the ticket
As result they have dropped their claim
that he would be carried TO the head Of the
ticket on a wave of popular enthusiasm, al
though they still contend that they will con-
troll the balance of power
Between Powell rnd Campbell the struggle
waxed warm, and the adherents of the
former are strenuously endeavoring to make
it appear that the national administration Is
involved in the fight Silken badges with
the inscription in gold, For the administra-
tioft anu thct WciS ufsti pf tiic
dreds from the latter's headquarters Wednes-
day afternoon, and all the talk was to the
effect that the nomination of Campbell would
be direct slap at the president.
The Complexities however, say that this as
sumption is not only gratituous but unfounded,
and the congressman himself in conversation
with the representative of the United Press
spoke his mind very freely:
Il have not always voted with the admin
istration, " he said, "and if my opponents want
TO they can make the most of it. am a
Democrat, but not a servile one l represent
the people Of my district and my own judg-
ment, and when | am expected to blindly fol-
low any administration will hand in my re-
siguation and cease to be a congressman. On
strictly party measures | am Democrat,
but upon non-party measures | propose to go
on my own Judgment 1t is true that ex-
pressed myself as strongly opposed to the
presidents order regarding the return of the
rebel flags, although | qualified it with an
expression of opinion that his action was per
functory rather than purely original Sub,
sequent events proved that ! was right, but
had they not should have adhered to my
opinion and expressed it for all it was worth.
If my opponents think that a Democratic re-
preventative must blindly follow where a
Democratic president leads they are welcome
am not that kind of man."
IL is difficult to estimate the strength of
the opposing forces None of the lieutenants
are willing to count noses or to tally off the
| delegations they claim in black and white
As matter of fact, two-thirds of the delega
| lions are divided in their preferences, while
some of them are split into three From the
best sources of information up to late hour
the indications are that Gen Powell will fal
| from fifty to hundred short of majority
on the first ballot. All depends on the length
of time he can hold his column unbroken
CampbeiIs supporters-especially the 200 tina,
| came in Wednesday morning from south.
| western and northwestern Ohio-are solid
| stayers, while many of those who are counted
| in the Powell column were elected with
Thurman instructions and are free to follow
the bent of their inclinations for sec
ond choice Campbell, moreover, has long
beeD regarded as ThurTuan's residuary
iegatee, and it is an interesting fact that while
Allen W. Thurman has publicly proclaimed
| tor Powell, Allen G. is said to be as warmly
| in favor of the Seventh district congressman
Efforts are being made by wire to obtain NJ
expression of his preference for Campbell, and
the latters friends are sanguine that it vii
be forthcoming On the whole the iudica
tions are that unless Gen. Powell can secur,
a majority on the first ballot Campbell vii
be the nominee. Congressman George g
Seney, who will probably be the permanent
chairman of the convention, is one of tn,
most bitter opponents of civil service reform
in the state, and isexpected to make a lengthy
address upon that subject.